This collection comprises personal papers of Vivyan Donnithorne as a missionary including letters , printed papers, newspaper cuttings, printed materials, papers relating to the West China Evangelistic Band

Arrangement

This collection forms part of the Church Missionary Society Unofficial Papers. It is arranged into one series: Family Papers

Access Conditions

Access to all registered readers

Language

English

Finding Aids

A catalogue of this collection (forming part of the wider CMS/ACC unofficial papers catalogue) is available on the online archive catalogue. Click on the Finding Number to display the summary contents list of the catalogue and to view the full catalogue. A paper copy of this catalogue is also available for consultation at Special Collections.

Access Status

Open

Administrative History

Vivyan Henry Donnithorne (1886-1968) served in the 11th Hampshire Regiment during First World War. He married Gladys Ingram (d 1977) in 1916 and they became CMS missionaries to Western China in 1919 until 1945. They then served as missionaries with the West China Evangelistic Band at Pehpei 1943-1951and then in Hong Kong from 1953.

Custodial History

Deposited with the CMS; transferred on permanent loan to the Special Collections Department by the CMS in the 1980s

Related Material

The Church Missionary Society Unofficial Papers includes other collections of papers of the Donnithorne family: CMS/ACC232 and CMS/ACC251. The Special Collections Department also holds the Church Missionary Society Archive, the official archive of the society (GB 0150 CMS), which includes papers relating to Donnithorne's service as a CMS missionary